| 释义 |
forken, a. Obs. exc. dial.|ˈfɔːk(ə)n|
In 8–9 dial. forkin.
[f. fork n. + -en5, or after str. pa. pples.]
Forked. forken-robin, the earwig.
1603Knolles Hist. Turks (1638) 52 He had a forken beard and bald head. 1691Ray N.C. Words, Forkin-robbin, an earwig; called from its forked tail. So in Bailey (1721) and Atkinson Cleveland Gloss. (1868). |